$12M SC home for sale has 21-foot-tall, wall-to-wall windows overlooking the ocean. Take a look

An 8,650 square-foot home on the oceanfront at Kiawah Island recently came on the market with a listing price of $11,499,000.

The four-level home sits on more than an acre at 140 Flyway Drive.

A private boardwalk connects the house to the ocean.

Designed by Kiawah architect Mitch LaPlante, the house exterior has cedar siding, a steeply pitched copper roof and a courtyard in the front. It has seven bedrooms, eight full baths and two half.

The living areas are on the second floor have floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall transomed windows 21 feet tall overlooking the ocean.

The living room has heart-of-pine flooring inlaid with maple. The room is two stories tall with a barrel-vaulted ceiling overhead and a Juliet balcony. It has access to a balcony that leads down to the pool deck.

A two-story chimney of stone is on one side of the living room and includes a gas fireplace.

The kitchen has a rounded-arch pass-through to the dining room, center island with breakfast bar seating five and Dacor® gas cooktop, four windows over the sink, Georgia granite countertops, and glass-fronted upper cabinetry. The wall oven, microwave, and full-height refrigerator are fronted with stainless steel. There is also a pantry and laundry room nearby.

The primary suite takes up the west side of the main level.

“Two stories in height, surrounded by windows, with its own sitting area whose glass doors open to a large, covered balcony overlooking beach and sea, it also features a gas fireplace with gracefully curved surround and mantel of pale stone flanked by white built-in shelving,” the listing says.

“A curving stair leads up to a spacious loft overlook with barrel-vaulted ceiling, additional built-in shelving, and more ocean views.”

The suite also has two baths and dressing rooms, one with natural wood and a soaking, the other with wood cabinetry and a walk-in shower.

There is a study with a built-in desk and floor-to-ceiling wood cabinetry on the main level as well.

The third floor includes a second primary suite, with ocean and dune views. The fourth floor can be used as an additional suite, mother-in-law suite, or home office.

“A private covered balcony to one side also offers breathtaking views along the Island’s ten-mile beach and the Atlantic surf,” the listing says.

The other four bedrooms are on the first level, where there is a billiards and media room, laundry and bathroom, covered rear terrace, and access to the pool deck.

A game room looks out at the ocean and includes a wet bar, built-in cabinetry, pool table with table tennis overlay. The two rear bedrooms access covered, brick-arched porches. A third guest suite has three twin beds, bath with tub and there is a bunkroom that sleeps four.

In addition to staircases, the various levels are accessed with an elevator. There is also a three-bay garage and a one-car garage.

The house has sound, security, and irrigation systems.

“A unique feature is that single living is possible on the luxurious main level, with the remaining three levels devoted to guest quarters,” the listing says.

A Kiawah Island Club Golf Membership is available to the homeowner. It includes membership at the Cassique and River Course, a 9,000 square-foot fitness facility, beach clubs overlooking the ocean, dining, spa, boathouse, Marsh House, and a bed & breakfast located in downtown Charleston.

The house is listed by Kelly Henry of Kiawah Island Real Estate.